Ye Qingliu could clearly feel that the temperature in a certain direction of the venue seemed to be several degrees lower.
A cold and twisted gaze, like the tongue of a real poisonous snake, tightly wrapped around Chao Youye and Mu Xinrong, especially where they were tightly pressed against each other.
That gaze was filled with extreme fanaticism, morbid possessiveness, and destructive rage.
Qi Shang, he is right here! Among these beautiful women!
Ye Qingliu's heartbeat remained steady, but a cold fire was burning in the depths of his gray-blue eyes.
He tilted his head slightly and whispered into the miniature communicator hidden under his collar, so that only he could hear it: "Target confirmed, location C, near the east terrace entrance. 'Sky Dome' focused scan."
"Received. Energy lock is intensifying. The target's emotions are fluctuating violently, and the energy characteristics are rising, which is consistent with the precursor of 'erosion'. The counterforce field is ready." Duan Shuce's calm voice came clearly into his ears.
At this moment, a young man with an ordinary face and wearing a waiter's uniform, holding a silver tray full of champagne, walked towards Chao Youye and Mu Xinrong with his head lowered and his steps somewhat stiff.
His movements seemed normal, but Ye Qingliu keenly noticed that the knuckles of his fingers holding the silver tray had turned white from excessive force. Deep in his eyes was a hollow fanaticism, exactly like the kneeling kidnapper in the factory! He was a puppet controlled by Qi Shang's mind.
"Xinrong, nine o'clock direction, waiter." Ye Qingliu's voice was like ice beads falling into the communicator.
Mu Xinrong was smiling as she dealt with a wealthy businessman's wife who came up to chat with her, but her body stiffened slightly, almost imperceptibly, when she heard the words.
Then he kept smiling, and while turning sideways to "whisper" to Chao Youye, his eyes quickly swept in the direction indicated by Ye Qingliu.
At the same time, Chao Youye's cold and calm black eyes turned very slightly and locked onto the seemingly ordinary waiter.
He tightened his arms around Mu Xinrong's waist, and an invisible, suffocating pressure began to silently gather and swirl around him like a ferocious beast about to awaken.
The puppet waiter approached, the silver tray in his hand tilting slightly. A drop of colorless liquid on the edge of a glass of champagne reflected an extremely faint, unnatural blue luster under the light! The target was obviously Mu Xinrong!
"Do it!" Ye Qingliu's order was cold and clear.
Without the need for Duan Shuce's command, the "Obsidian" team deployed in the dark had already locked onto their target. Just as the puppet waiter was only three steps away from Mu Xinrong, and his fingers were about to touch the glass of champagne with "ingredients" -
“Puff!” “Puff!”
Two extremely subtle sounds, like bursting balloons, rang out almost simultaneously! Two specially crafted microneedles, loaded with a potent nerve paralyzing agent, precisely injected into the puppet waiter's carotid artery and wrist nerve plexus from different angles!
The waiter's body suddenly stiffened, and the fanatical fire in his eyes was instantly extinguished, becoming empty and blank.
The silver plate in his hand lost control and was about to tilt and fall, and the champagne glass was about to hit the ground!
At this critical moment!
A black figure, so fast that it was almost invisible, passed by like a ghost! It was the ace of the "Obsidian" team that Ning Xiwan had personally transferred!
He moved swiftly and silently, holding the falling silver tray firmly with one hand, and with the other hand like an iron clamp, instantly grasping the waiter's paralyzed and limp body.
He was "supported" skillfully, and the whole process was smooth and natural, as if the waiter was just unsteady on his feet and was helped by his companion, without attracting the attention of anyone around.
In a flash, the people and evidence were taken away from the core area and disappeared into the shadow of the side door passage.
The crisis was resolved silently.
However, Ye Qingliu's heart suddenly sank! No! This was too simple! This didn't seem like Qi Shang's work! This was more like... a distracting bait!
"Shuce! 'Skydome'! Highest level scan! The target is..." Ye Qingliu's order has not been issued yet!
Something strange happened suddenly!
"boom--!!!"
A deafening explosion, accompanied by dazzling flames and violent vibrations, suddenly came from the direction of the top floor of the auction venue!
It's not a physical explosion! It's a pure explosion of energy!
The entire luxurious hall shook violently! The crystal chandelier swung wildly, making a sharp crashing sound! Expensive porcelain and wine glasses shattered to the ground with a crackling sound!
The elegant conversation was instantly replaced by screams of terror! The crowd fell into chaos like a flock of frightened sheep!
"Top-floor VIP lounge! High-energy response! Target Qi Shang! He's taking action!" Duan Shuce's voice sounded in the communication channel with unprecedented solemnity.
Ye Qingliu's body reacted instinctively the moment the explosion occurred! Like an arrow shot from a bow, he recklessly dashed against the flow of panicked people, heading towards the VIP elevator and emergency passage leading to the top floor!
Qi Shang's target wasn't Mu Xinrong at all! He was making a feint to the east and attacking in the west, creating chaos. His real target was the top!
There is an independent viewing terrace with the best view, and more importantly... the core point of the energy that exploded just now is facing the center of the venue below, where Chao Youye and Mu Xinrong are.
He wanted to make some kind of direct "contact" or "sacrifice" to Chao Youye in the chaos.
In the chaos, Ye Qingliu saw that Chao Youye had held Mu Xinrong tightly in his arms at the moment of the explosion, using his body to block the flying debris and shock waves!
For the first time, his cold violet eyes clearly ignited with a storm of anger!
That was not human anger, but the cosmic shock caused when the rules were challenged and violated.
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